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NVAX

Moderate · 42/100

Novavax, Inc.

Healthcare · Biotechnology

$10.67-2.78% todayupdating…
FinvizShort InterestYahoo Finance

Key Statistics

Short Interest
27.71%
% of float
Days to Cover
9.1
days
Float
141.47M
shares
Cost to Borrow
0.53%
CTB fee · IBKR
Shares Available
250.0K
hard to borrow
Rel. Volume
0.43×
vs 20-day avg
RSI (14)
62.4
Neutral
Call/Put Ratio
11.50
OI ratio
Shares Short
45.28M
shares
Prior Month Short
—
shares
WSB Mentions
None this week
r/WallStreetBets · 7 days
Market Cap
1.75B
USD
Volume
2.86M
today
Avg Volume
4.62M
30-day avg
50-day MA
$8.87
Price above ↑
200-day MA
—
Price below ↓

ⓘ Short interest from FINRA via Yahoo Finance (biweekly, ~2–3 week lag). Cost-to-borrow & shares-available from the Interactive Brokers feed via iBorrowDesk (as of 2026-06-01) — the free proxy for utilization. Price, volume, and technicals from live market data. Last updated: 6/1/2026, 4:29:56 PM

42/ 100
Squeeze Confidence
42/ 100
Moderate
Short Float %27.71%
16 / 25

% of free float currently sold short

Days to Cover9.1 days
13 / 20

Shares short ÷ avg daily volume

Float Size141.47M shares
0 / 15

Freely tradeable shares — smaller = more volatile

Borrow Pressure0.53% CTB · 250K avail
6 / 22

Cost-to-borrow + availability — the utilization proxy (IBKR feed)

Relative Volume0.43×
0 / 8

Current volume ÷ 20-day average volume

MomentumRSI 62.4
3 / 6

RSI(14) + price vs. 50/200-day moving averages

Options Flow11.50 C/P
4 / 4

Call / Put open interest ratio (gamma fuel)

50-day MA: Above ↑
200-day MA: Below ↓

What to Watch

  • ●Short interest at 27.71% of float — elevated level
  • ●9.1 days to cover — shorts are trapped
  • ○141.47M share float — large float dampens squeeze dynamics
  • ●0.53% to borrow, 250.0K shares available — hard-to-borrow: supply tapped, shorts paying up to stay in
  • ○Volume 0.4× normal — quiet — awaiting catalyst
  • ●Price above 50-day MA — momentum shifted bullish, shorts face stop-loss pressure

Squeeze Conditions Checklist

✓
High Short Interest (>20%)
✓
Long Days to Cover (>7)
✗
Low Float (<20M shares)
✓
Hard to Borrow (high CTB / scarce supply)
✗
Volume Spike (RVOL >2.5×)
✓
Price above 50-day MA
✓
RSI Building Momentum (>60)
✓
Call-Heavy Options Flow
✗
Short Interest Increasing
✗
Fresh Catalyst (recent news)

Catalyst · fuel needs ignition

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